impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
superiority; predominance
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
impossible; unlikely; improbable
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
prospects of victory; chances of success
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
otherwise; or else; if not
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
(period of) a year; during an era
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood